After returning home Saturday night from a lovely family celebration we were innundated by a torrential rainstorm followed by large blasts that turned out to be transformers. Those transformers "transformed" our lives into 32 hours of darkness with accompanied by a pervasive chill. Fortunately it was not the sub-zero weather we had been having and it was daylight savings time so the darkness was kept at bay for one hour longer. But as we approached dinner time on the second day, and came to the realization that the power was not coming back on, we knew we had to find a place to eat! We decided to go to Alexandros in Mount Sinai NY which is a cozy Greek restaurant with great food and attentive service. After we were seated the friendly service gave us a mortar and pestle to mash our own fresh hummus complete with warm triangles of pita. To start we decided to share the grilled stuffed octupus-filled with tomatos and feta-wow each bite was like a taste of summer with that fresh off the grilled goodness. This appetizer gives you 6 and although we could have eated more we knew we wanted to save ourselves for our entrees.
I wanted something traditional and homey so I got the moussaka -layers of potatos, eggplant and ground beef smothered by bechamel sauce. This was smooth and delicious. George could not pass up the red snapper which they filleted at the table quickly and efficiently-his meal included rice pilaf and grilled asparagus done al dente. I was sufficiently satified but was persuaded to share some baklava to end our perfect "blackout" dinner. We cane home to a cold dark house but the memories of that dinner kept us warm.
Exactly what I would have, sounds delish!
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